Authors: P. J. Parrish
Heart of Ice (41 page)
“What did he want?” Joe asked.
“He said he’s taking the red flag off my file,” Louis said. “I’m free to work in Michigan if someone makes me an offer.”
Joe raised an eyebrow.
“Rafsky must have talked to him,” Louis said.
Joe hesitated. “Do you want to work here again?”
Louis held her eyes for a moment, then went to the coffeemaker on the counter. He poured himself a cup and spent a long time stirring in three packs of sugar. He couldn’t get his fingers through the mug handle, so he gripped it with both hands.
“Louis?”
He turned to the window over the sink and looked out. The snow was deep and wide. Nothing but a clean white canvas stretching as far as he could see.
“Louis,” Joe said. “Don’t you have anything to say?”
He turned to her. “I love you.”
P. J. PARRISH
is actually two sisters—Kristy Montee and Kelly Nichols—who pooled their writing talents to create the character of South Florida detective Louis Kincaid, featured in their
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestsellers
The Little Death, South of Hell
(nominated for a 2009 Anthony Award for Best Novel),
A Thousand Bones, An Unquiet Grave
(winner of the Shamus Award and the International Thriller Writers Award),
A Killing Rain, Island of Bones, Thicker Than Water, Paint It Black, Dead of Winter,
and
Dark of the Moon
. They are also the authors of a critically acclaimed stand-alone thriller,
The Killing Song
.
They contributed to the collaborative audio serial novellas
The Chopin Manuscript
and
The Copper Bracelet
, a project spearheaded by Jeffery Deaver and the International Thriller Writers. The novellas have been anthologized in a paperback edition,
Watchlist
, available now.
The sisters were born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Kristy graduated from Eastern Michigan University and worked as a journalist for twenty-five years as a police reporter, editor, and dance critic. She lives in Fort Lauderdale with her husband and two dogs, Phoebe and Bailey. Kelly attended Northern Michigan University, and worked in the gaming industry for twenty years as a blackjack dealer, bartender, and human resources specialist at a Native-American casino. She has two daughters, a son, and four grandchildren, and she lives in a cabin in Elk Rapids, Michigan, with her dog, Pearl.
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Also by P. J. Parrish
The Killing Song*
The Little Death*
South of Hell*
A Thousand Bones*
An Unquiet Grave
A Killing Rain
Island of Bones
Thicker Than Water
Paint It Black
Dead of Winter
Dark of the Moon
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